Cities in the east such as Leipzig and Dresden have even lower averages (12-14 Euros?) while Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Cologne, etc. which have a lot of better-paid corporate teaching work would be much higher (20 Euros?) - commensurate with cost of living and the number of qualified native speakers available.

What are the chances of getting a full time university position, either contract or tenured?

Europe is not at all like Asia in this respect.

I've worked in European universities for a decade, and have many contacts in German ones.

To land a full time and or tenured university job, you would need:
1. Advanced related qualifications (related MA++)
2. Pretty decent German
3. Local contacts who know your work and specifically want you over other applicants; because there will be competition for the job.
4. Related experience teaching European students

Short-term contracts to teach a course or two exist here and there; I assume that's what Shay's talking about. But a full-time and/or tenured gig would have really high barriers to entry in this part of the world.

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I agree with Spiral78 - university teaching jobs in Germany are not the norm, neither are full-time jobs of any sort. I would guesstimate that perhaps 90-95% of professional English teachers work as freelancers here. University teaching, by the way, is also often freelance work in Germany. I'd also say that anyone with a full-time position of any sort likely worked their way up/in by starting as a freelancer and impressing the bosses over many years.